Thumper (Combat Vehicle)
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| Thumper Artillery Vehicle | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Brooks Incorporated |
| Mission | Artillery Fire Support |
| Type | Wheeled |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 60 |
| Armor | Durallex Heavy |
| Engine | Strand 220 Fusion |
| Speed | 64 kph km/h |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 797 |
Description
The Thumper was created by Brooks Inc. as cheap knockoff of the SLDF's Thor Artillery. The vehicle was mass produced and and sold to the Succession States from 2735 to 3046. Sales of the vehicle fell off following years after the Fourth Succession War.
The vehicle was put into production again and refitted for modern combat during the Jihad. Brooks Inc. taking advanage on defense spending rises with the chaotic time and began selling its vehicle to the Word of Blake. It is suspected, the Brook Inc. has conspiriored with the the Fanatic Blakist with vehicle newly revised equipment and sales to them.
The current version of he vehicle is noted for its mobility, crew comfort, and electronic defenses.
Armaments & Capacities
The vehicle primary weaponary is the Edward Industries Thumper Artillery Piece, with two tons of ammunition. For close-in defense, the vehicle is armed with two ER Small Lasers mounted in the turret. While it mouunts pair of machine guns forwards and back to protect from infantry. The machine guns share a ton of ammunition which is stored in the main body with the artillery ammunition. The ammunition is protected (or its crew) with CASE. The vehicle is also protected by Guardian ECM.
Variants
- Thumper (ICE) variant - The original version of the vehicle producted at the end of the Star League until after the Succession Wars. The vehicle utilized ICE power planet, and less armor. The vehicle was not equipt with turreted lasers, ECM, or CASE.
References
- Technical Readout: 3075 - page 58-59